Long term evolution of magnetic resonance imaging characteristics in a case of atypical left lateral wall hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

作     者：Tobias Gassenmaier Bernhard Petritsch Andreas S Kunz Spyridon Gkaniatsas Philipp D Gaudron Frank Weidemann Peter Nordbeck Meinrad Beer 

作者机构：Department of Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyUniversity Hospital of Würzburg Department of Internal Medicine IUniversity Hospital of Würzburg Comprehensive Heart Failure CenterUniversity of Würzburg Department of Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyUniversity of Ulm 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Cardiology》 (世界心脏病学杂志（英文版）（电子版）)

年 卷 期：2015年第7卷第6期

页      面：357-360页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by The German Research Foundation(DFG) the University of Wuerzburg in the funding programme Open Access Publishing 

主　　题：Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Atypical Follow-up Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging Left lateral wall 

摘      要：We are reporting a long-time magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) follow-up in a rare case of cardiac left lateral wall hypertrophy. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCM) is the most common genetic cardiovascular disorder and a significant cause of sudden cardiac death. Cardiac magnetic resonance(CMR) imaging can be a valuable tool for assessment of detailed information on size,localization,and tissue characteristics of hypertrophied myocardium. However,there is still little knowledge of long-term evolution of HCM as visualized by magnetic resonance imaging. Recently,our group reported a case of left lateral wall HCM as a rare variant of the more common forms,such as septal HCM,or apical HCM. As we now retrieved an old cardiac MRI acquired in this patient more than 20 years ago,we are able to provide the thrilling experience of an ultra-long MRI followup presentation in this rare case of left lateral wall hypertrophy. Furthermore,this case outlines the tremendous improvements in imaging quality within the last two decades of CMR imaging.